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 This activity contains 43 questions.

Question 1.
Which of the following is a type of system software?

 
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Question 2.
Which of the following is an operating system found in some household appliances and doesn't require any user intervention?
 
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Question 3.
What type of operating system controls most personal computers?
 
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Question 4.
An interrupt is a:
 
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Question 5.
What is Linux?
 
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Question 6.
Which of the following are computers on a network that manage network resources?
 
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Question 7.
A(n) ____________ is a special program that helps the operating system communicate with various hardware devices.
 
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Question 8.
What kind of interface do most operating systems use today?
 
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Question 9.
The portion of the operating system that must remain in memory during the entire time that the computer is on and that performs the essential OS tasks is called the:
 
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Question 10.
Which of the following is the temporary storage area for instructions and data the processor needs?
 
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Question 11.
In Windows, a file's extension is useful for identifying:
 
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Question 12.
The purpose of the Recycle Bin is to:
 
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Question 13.
Which utility scans your hard drive to determine which folders have files that can be deleted and calculates the amount of hard drive space that would be freed by doing so?
 
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Question 14.
What is Safe mode?
 
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Question 15.
A program like System Restore is useful if you want to:
 
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Question 16.
The unique feature of the ___________ OS is the always-on wireless capability.
 
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Question 17.
A new feature in Windows Vista that allows you to preview the actual contents of a specific file or folder without actually opening the file is called:
 
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Question 18.
The operating system includes blocks of code called ____________that software applications need to interact with it.
 
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Question 19.
A feature new to Windows Vista called ___________ can be any items you refer to frequently, including weather information, calendar items, calculators, games, photo albums, and more.
 
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Question 20.
The file ___________ starts with the drive in which the file is located and includes all folders, subfolders (if any), the filename, and extension.
 
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Question 21.
Disk Cleanup is a utility that removes unnecessary files from a slow-running hard drive.
   
 
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Question 22.
The power-on self-test compares its results to the information stored in CMOS before proceeding with the boot process.
   
 
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Question 23.
A file compression utility is a program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size, making it easier and faster to send or save.
   
 
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Question 24.
Linux is an example of a proprietary operating system.
   
 
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Question 25.
Deleting a program from the Program Files folder on the C drive is the best way to remove a program from the system.
   
 
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Question 26.
Every computer has an operating system.
   
 
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Question 27.
Screen savers are currently used to prevent burn-in, the result of an image being burned into the phosphor inside the monitor's cathode-ray tube.
   
 
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Question 28.
Real-time operating systems require minimal user interaction.
   
 
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Question 29.
After the Recycle Bin has been emptied, it is impossible to get any files back.
   
 
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Question 30.
UNIX is an example of a mainframe operating system that falls into the multiuser category.
   
 
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Question 31.
The only way to find a file once you have saved or downloaded it is to remember the file path.
   
 
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Question 32.
A buffer is a program that helps coordinate all print jobs currently being sent to the printer.
   
 
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Question 33.
By saving a word-processing file as an RTF file, you can be sure that anyone can read your file, no matter which word-processing program they are using.
   
 
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Question 34.
The Task Manager utility schedules programs to run automatically at prescribed times.
   
 
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Question 35.
All operating systems use the same naming conventions, or rules.
   
 
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Question 36.
The verification of your login name and password at the end of the boot process is called authentication.
   
 
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Question 37.
An extension identifies which application should be used to read the file.
   
 
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Question 38.
Tiles view displays files and folders as icons in list form.
   
 
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Question 39.
A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference
   
 
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Question 40.
Plug and Play (PnP) is a driver.
   
 
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Question 41.
Match each term with its correct association.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 41.1 through 41.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A CPU and operating system
B storage unit on a disk
C temporary storage area on the hard drive used by virtual memory
D program that schedules print jobs
E contains windows, menus, and icons to provide the first interaction with OS
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 42.
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions:
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 42.1 through 42.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference
B blocks unauthorized users from entering the system
C useful for troubleshooting errors during start-up
D an index of all sector numbers in a table
E small program used to start a larger program
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 43.
Match each term with its correct association.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 43.1 through 43.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A large computers that handle the requests of hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously
B user-friendly point-and-click technology
C a multiuser, multitask operating system used primarily with mainframes as a network operating system
D commonly used as a single-user multitask operating system
E open-source operating system
 
 
 
 
 
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